The crack of the bat draws a sardonic cheer from the Citi Field crowd. It isn't the thunderclap of a moonshot, or even the sharp whack of a liner. Nevertheless, the 28,113 in attendance rise; they've waited in the 40-degree winds for something, anything, interesting to happen, and so it has. Bartolo Colón, the now-43-year-old former Met, fan favorite and notoriously awful hitter, has somehow made contact. Colón's grounder is easy work for the shortstop. So, rather than sprinting, Colón jogs three-quarters of the way to first base, turns and jogs back to the Atlanta Braves dugout -- all while holding on to his bat.
After 20 years, what keeps Bartolo Colón coming back for more?
